I have a large backyard that shares fence with 5 other neighbors. None of the fence is actually ours, so needless to say, it's pretty ugly with the backsides of 5 different types of fencing! I'd like to plant a fence-masking hedge all the way around, something that will grow quickly and pretty tall, as we're on top of a hill, and can see right over our fence into the neighbors' yards (and vice versa). I'm in central TX, and we usually get adequate rain in spring and fall, and drought in summer, so whatever I plant will have to be drought-tolerant, as we don't water. I've never gardened/landscaped before, and know very little about it. My thought is to plant a row of something all the way around, 4'-5' in from the fence, so we can maintain a pathway around the fenceline to board up holes as necessary when we get another dog, and to be able to prune the bushes on both sides once and a while. The only bushes I know of to use are ligustrums or red-tips, both of which I like, but after reading through some posts here, I'm not sure if they're the right choice. Any advice for a newbie?